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Championship | Gameweek 21
Dec 4, 2021 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
Sheffield United logo

Cardiff
2 - 3
Sheff Utd

Harris (32'), McGuinness (90')
Collins (44')
Morrison (52')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Gibbs-White (61'), Sharp (73'), McGoldrick (75')
Norwood (40')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Cardiff City 1-1 Sheffield United

Both Cardiff and Sheffield United have shown signs of improvement in the last few weeks and will be hoping to build momentum with another three points this weekend. However, with little to separate these two teams, a score draw could be on the cards at the Cardiff City Stadium. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 44.05%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 28.8% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.74%) and 0-2 (8.34%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (9.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield United
28.8%27.14%44.05%
Both teams to score 48.35%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.37%56.63%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.4%77.6%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.94%35.05%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.2%71.8%
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.45%25.54%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.59%60.4%
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 28.8%
    Sheffield United 44.05%
    Draw 27.14%
Cardiff CityDrawSheffield United
1-0 @ 9.39%
2-1 @ 6.72%
2-0 @ 4.92%
3-1 @ 2.35%
3-0 @ 1.72%
3-2 @ 1.6%
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 28.8%
1-1 @ 12.81%
0-0 @ 8.95%
2-2 @ 4.58%
Other @ 0.8%
Total : 27.14%
0-1 @ 12.22%
1-2 @ 8.74%
0-2 @ 8.34%
1-3 @ 3.98%
0-3 @ 3.79%
2-3 @ 2.08%
1-4 @ 1.36%
0-4 @ 1.29%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 44.05%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Sheff Utd

Cardiff City
48.6%
Draw
28.6%
Sheffield United
22.9%
35
Head to Head
Apr 2, 2018 7.45pm
Aug 15, 2017 7.45pm
Apr 12, 2011 3pm
Aug 8, 2010 3pm
Cardiff
1-1
Sheff Utd
Bothroyd (62')
Bothroyd (37')
Evans (24')
Evans (37'), Ward (78')
Lowton (35')
Mar 24, 2010 3pm
Cardiff
1-1
Sheff Utd
Bothroyd (45')
Blake (51'), Bothroyd (62')
Quinn (67')
Connolly (3'), Nosworthy (11'), Quinn (58'), Taylor (87')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leicester CityLeicester443041086394794
2Leeds UnitedLeeds44279880374390
3Ipswich TownIpswich432611685533289
4Southampton442591085612484
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4420121267442372
6Norwich CityNorwich442191477611672
7Hull City441912136556969
8Coventry CityCoventry4317121468551363
9Middlesbrough44189176460463
10Preston North EndPreston44189175661-563
11Cardiff CityCardiff44195205061-1162
12Bristol City441611175147459
13Sunderland44168205251156
14Swansea CitySwansea441511185762-556
15Watford441217155958153
16Millwall441411194355-1253
17Stoke CityStoke441311204460-1650
18Queens Park RangersQPR441311204157-1650
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn441310215874-1649
20Plymouth ArgylePlymouth441212205869-1148
21Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds44138233968-2947
22Birmingham CityBirmingham441210224864-1646
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield44917184774-2744
RRotherham UnitedRotherham44412283285-5324


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